n 1  :  an instrument or utensil for measuring  2  :  a standard or unit of measurement : also  :  a system of such measures <metric > 
, vb, mea*sured  mea*sur*ing  vt  1  :  to allot or apportion in measured amounts  2  :  to ascertain the measurements of  3  :  to serve as a measure of <a thermometer s temperature>  vi  :  to have a specified measurement .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ma·ser  mas·seur 
 
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